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Article #22534Re: 823k compression source
From: mrz5149
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 16:19
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 16:19
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magic = $87654321 (a constant used for formatting) virgin = intitial value of sectors (usually $E5E5). Can be any umber as long as the high nibbles are not F. magic = $87654321 (a constant used for formatting) ------------------- This little "magic number" always puzzled me. Would it be, by an chance, the skewing for the track? Or is is just a value the 1772 needs? Thanks. +--------------------------------------------+------------------------------+ | Michael "Zoooks!" Zucca | Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam | | Internet: mrz5149@ritvax.isc.rit.edu | Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam | | Printing And Applied Computer Science | Lovely spam, woderful spam! | | RIT - Rochester Institute Of Technology | Shut up. Shut up! Shut Up! | +--------------------------------------------+------------------------------+
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!isc-newsserver!ritvax.isc.rit.edu!MRZ5149 From: mrz5149@ritvax.isc.rit.edu Subject: Re: 823k compression source Message-ID: <1993Jan4.161954.5689@ultb.isc.rit.edu> Sender: news@ultb.isc.rit.edu (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: vaxb.isc.rit.edu Reply-To: mrz5149@ritvax.isc.rit.edu Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology References: <2414369@under.mind.ORG> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 16:19:54 GMT Lines: 17